IPOH, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Sultan Nazrin Shah is to be enthroned as the 35th Sultan of Perak on May 6 next year at the Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar. Perak Dewan Negara secretary Datuk Ayop Hashim said that upon the advice of the Perak Dewan Negara, which met on Nov 22, Sultan Nazrin Shah h …

There no longer exist any "structured" fake identity card-making cartels in Sabah, said Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282619 Zahid, after officially opening the Innovation Day at ministerial level, said that the cartels which may have existed before hav …

The Negri Sembilan government today announced a bonus of half-month salary or minimum RM500 to its civil servants. Half-month bonus or RM500 for NS civil servantswww.malaysiakini.com'The payment will be made on Jan 2, 2015,' says Mohamad Hassan.

By Nur Natasha Aida Ismail & Nurrul Huda Ahmad Lutfi KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Missionaries from abroad must undergo police vetting for green light to give lectures in Malaysia. This is to ensure extreme beliefs, including those with militant elements do not spread in the country, sa …

Penang has been rocked by a series of gruesome murders over recent months, with the police recovering dismembered body parts and headless corpses: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282623 And now the police have discovered a "slaughterhouse" at a kampung house located in Bukit Mertajam. The …

KiniBiz | Global oil’s fall below US$ 70 (RM241.45) provides a reprieve without being a cure-all for some of Southeast Asia’s biggest economies, where leaders face reform hurdles that could raise political risk into 2015: http://www.kinibiz.com/story/corporate/126455/najib-and-jokowis-cheap-oil-chal …

By Azzah Mohamad KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Japan is optimistic that its ties with Malaysia will continue to flourish with increasing contacts at the highest level, said Japan’s Ambassador to Malaysia Dr Makio Miyagawa. He said the exchange of visits by the prime ministers reflected …

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today said the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on the presence of immigrants in Sabah had failed to mention the role of the national security council and the Prime Minister’s Department in the issue: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282628 “It did not even at …

Former Bar Council president Ambiga Sreenevasan has taken Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) to task for claiming she is among those sowing the seeds of animosity in the nation: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282631 "I challenge them to publicly produce evidence of the preposterous allegations o …

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek today visited ailing veteran actor Datuk Mustapha Maarof at the Tuanku Mizan Military Hospital here. He spent about 30 minutes with the 79-year-old actor whose full name is Mustapha Azahari Ma …

Sarawak PKR today called on Chief Minister Adenan Satem to stop the federal government’s plan to bring in Bangladeshi workers for the oil palm industry: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282632 Its vice chairperson See Chee How said the move to bring in workers for the plantation sector should be pos …

NS files bid for leave to appeal in transgender case In the leave application, the applicants have submitted seven legal questions. NS files bid for leave to appeal in transgender case

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) — Within three years, inter-city train passengers are expected to enjoy more stable internet access of at least, 3G speed. Communications and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said this was in line with the improvement being carried out by the gov …

Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has called on the United States to gaze into the mirror before taking potshots at others: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282636 In a twitter posting, he called on the US to shutdown its Guantanamo detention centre. Doing so, he added, "gives the US a vital c …

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Paul Low has come to the government's defence amid a diplomatic swipe from US Vice President Joe Biden regarding the Sedition Act: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/282633 Disagreeing, he said: "We are a democratic society where people can ex …